This council declared a climate emergency on Feb. 1, 2019.
“The council will lead by example, working towards the city and the council becoming carbon neutral. We are committed to becoming carbon neutral as a council by 2030 or sooner, to match our ambition for the city.”
“In Leicester we believe that our city needs to become carbon neutral, and to adapt to protect its citizens and the natural world as the climatechanges. Scientific estimates for the speed and scale of global carbon reduction needed suggest that the City of Leicester needs to become carbon neutral by 2030 or sooner.”
This council’s climate plans as of 20th September 2021 were assessed and scored by trained Climate Emergency UK volunteers, as part of the Council Climate Plan Scorecards project.
Section | Leicester City Council | Average single tier council |
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Total score | 71% | 50% |
Section 1 Governance, development and funding | ||
Section 2 Mitigation and adaptation | ||
Section 3 Commitment and integration | ||
Section 4 · Top performer Community, engagement and communications | ||
Section 5 Measuring and setting emissions targets | ||
Section 6 Co-benefits | ||
Section 7 Diversity and inclusion | ||
Section 8 Education, skills and training | ||
Section 9 Ecological emergency |
Total 2020 emissions
per person
per km2
Domestic
Transport
Industry
Commercial
Public Sector
Agriculture
Data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy “subset dataset”, representing carbon dioxide emissions within the scope of influence of local authorities.
These councils are the most similar to Leicester City Council in terms of emissions profile, deprivation, rural/urban population density, and geographical nearness. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Coventry City Council | 87% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 87% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Enfield | 84% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 83% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 83% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 80% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
London Borough of Ealing | 80% | Yes | 2030 | April 2, 2019 |
Greater London Authority | 80% | Yes | Dec. 1, 2019 | |
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 79% | No | No target | July 6, 2020 |
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 79% | No | 2030 | March 10, 2020 |
These councils are the most similar to Leicester City Council in terms of their emissions profile, based on the latest data from the Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Gloucester City Council | 91% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
West Midlands Combined Authority | 90% | No | 2041 | June 28, 2019 |
Harlow Council | 89% | Yes | 2030 | July 11, 2019 |
Coventry City Council | 89% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Sheffield City Council | 89% | Yes | 2050 | Feb. 6, 2019 |
Plymouth City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | March 18, 2019 |
Wolverhampton City Council | 87% | No | 2028 | July 17, 2019 |
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | 87% | No | 2025 | Sept. 11, 2019 |
Gosport Borough Council | 86% | Yes | 2050 | No |
Portsmouth City Council | 86% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Oadby and Wigston Borough Council | 99% | No | 2030 | No |
Charnwood Borough Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Blaby District Council | 98% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Harborough District Council | 97% | No | 2030 | June 24, 2019 |
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council | 96% | No | 2030 | July 16, 2019 |
Rushcliffe Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | March 7, 2019 |
North West Leicestershire District Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | June 25, 2019 |
Melton Borough Council | 95% | No | 2030 | July 17, 2019 |
Rugby Borough Council | 95% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Nottingham City Council | 94% | Yes | 2028 | Jan. 21, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Leicester City Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in high deprivation, medium deprivation, and low deprivation neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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Luton Borough Council | 93% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
Southampton City Council | 88% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Portsmouth City Council | 84% | No | 2030 | March 19, 2019 |
London Borough of Enfield | 84% | No | 2030 | July 8, 2019 |
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | 82% | No | 2030 | Jan. 30, 2020 |
Coventry City Council | 81% | No | No target | June 18, 2019 |
Hastings Borough Council | 78% | Yes | 2030 | Feb. 13, 2019 |
Bristol City Council | 78% | Yes | 2025 | Nov. 13, 2018 |
Ipswich Borough Council | 75% | Yes | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Croydon | 75% | Yes | No target | July 15, 2019 |
These councils are the most similar to Leicester City Council in terms of the proportion of their population living in urban, rural, and highly rural neighbourhoods. Read more about how we calculate this.
Council name | Similarity | Has plan | Carbon Neutral by | Declared emergency |
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London Borough of Hounslow | 100% | Yes | 2030 | No |
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | 100% | Yes | 2038 | June 25, 2019 |
Manchester City Council | 100% | Yes | 2038 | July 10, 2019 |
Luton Borough Council | 99% | Yes | 2040 | Jan. 13, 2020 |
London Borough of Sutton | 99% | No | 2045 | July 22, 2019 |
London Borough of Harrow | 99% | Yes | 2030 | July 18, 2019 |
Southampton City Council | 99% | Yes | 2030 | Sept. 18, 2019 |
Watford Borough Council | 98% | No | 2030 | July 9, 2019 |
London Borough of Barnet | 98% | No | No target | May 24, 2022 |
Slough Borough Council | 98% | Yes | No target | No |
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mySociety, Climate Emergency UK (2023). CAPE: Leicester City Council. Available at: http://cape.mysociety.org/councils/leicester-city-council/ [Accessed 24 Mar 2023].